Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. New Living Translation But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. English Standard Version But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. Berean Standard Bible But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. King James Bible But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. New King James Version But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. New American Standard Bible But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. NASB 1995 But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. NASB 1977 But the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. Legacy Standard Bible But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. Amplified Bible But the fields of the city and its villages they had given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his property. Christian Standard Bible But they gave the fields and settlements of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. Holman Christian Standard Bible But they gave the fields and villages of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. American Standard Version But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the fields of the city and the rest of its suburbs they gave to Kalab, son of Yuphna, in his inheritance Brenton Septuagint Translation But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession. Douay-Rheims Bible But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession. English Revised Version But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. GOD'S WORD® Translation But they gave its fields and villages to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, as his possession. Good News Translation However, the fields of the city, as well as its towns, had already been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. International Standard Version But the fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh's son Caleb. JPS Tanakh 1917 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Literal Standard Version and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession. Majority Standard Bible But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. New American Bible although the open country and villages belonging to the city had been given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, as his holding. NET Bible (Now the city's fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) New Revised Standard Version But the fields of the town and its villages had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his holding. New Heart English Bible But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Webster's Bible Translation But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. World English Bible But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Young's Literal Translation and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession. Additional Translations ... Context Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites…11They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) 12 But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. 13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,… Cross References Numbers 13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; Joshua 21:11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) Joshua 21:13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah, 1 Samuel 30:14 We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag." Treasury of Scripture But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Joshua 14:13-15 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance… 1 Chronicles 6:55-57 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it… Jump to Previous Caleb City Country Hamlets Jephunneh Jephun'neh Open Places Possession Property Round Thereof Unwalled VillagesJump to Next Caleb City Country Hamlets Jephunneh Jephun'neh Open Places Possession Property Round Thereof Unwalled VillagesJoshua 21 1. Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites.43. God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise Verse 12. - The fields. The original is in the singular. We are not necessarily, therefore, to suppose that the land was mapped out into divisions analogous to our fields. Our word "land" would more accurately represent the meaning of the original, which refers to the arable and pasture land in the neighbourhood of the city, with the agricultural villages or homesteads dotted about it. Keil contends that the Levites only received as many houses within the city as they needed, and that the rest belonged to Caleb. Bahr, moreover ('Symbolik,' 2:49), supposed that the Levites dwelt with the other inhabitants of the city, and that the pasture land within the distance of 2,000 paces from the city was reserved for them, the rest of the land belonging to the inhabitants of the tribe (see note on Gezer, ch. 10:33). This seems the most probable explanation. The land in general was owned by the descendants of Caleb. But the Levites had certain pastures reserved for them, whither they drove their cattle (see note on suburbs, Joshua 14:4). The special information about Hebron here again is worthy of notice. It is copied by the author of 1 Chronicles in ch. 6. 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Hebrew But they had givenנָֽתְנ֛וּ (nā·ṯə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the fields שְׂדֵ֥ה (śə·ḏêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7704: Field, land and villages חֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ (ḥă·ṣê·re·hā) Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet around the city הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement to Caleb לְכָלֵ֥ב (lə·ḵā·lêḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3612: Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jephunneh יְפֻנֶּ֖ה (yə·p̄un·neh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3312: Jephunneh -- father of Caleb, also an Asherite as his possession. בַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ (ba·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession Links Joshua 21:12 NIVJoshua 21:12 NLT Joshua 21:12 ESV Joshua 21:12 NASB Joshua 21:12 KJV Joshua 21:12 BibleApps.com Joshua 21:12 Biblia Paralela Joshua 21:12 Chinese Bible Joshua 21:12 French Bible Joshua 21:12 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 21:12 But they gave the fields (Josh. 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